Where does “korkeapolttoinen” come from?

korkeapolttoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeapoltto, from Finnish poltto, from Finnish polttaa, from Proto-Finnic polttadak, from Proto-Finnic paladak, from Proto-Uralic pala- — to devour, eat.

korkeapolttoinen (Finnish): high-fire

Definitions

  1. high-fire

Ancestry of “korkeapolttoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeapolttohigh fire
2Finnishpolttoburn, burning; burn; incineration
3Finnishpolttaato burn; to burn, sunburn; to burn, waste
4Proto-Finnicpolttadakto burn
5Proto-Finnicpaladakto burn, to be burning
6Proto-Uralicpala-to devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Uralic pala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic polttadak →